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Knowing what’s out there report cover

Report cover of 'Knowing what’s out there'

Details from the cover of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report Knowing what’s out there: Regulating the environmental fate of chemicals. 

A PDF of the report can be downloaded here. 

Photos on cover: Autosampler vials, Matthew Bates, Flickr; culvert drain, Megan Martin; maize field, pxhere.com.

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Rights: Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Published: 22 November 2022Size: 3.52 MB
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